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• Paul reminded believers that people outside the church are watching every move.
• "You're probably the only Bible some people will ever read" is so true.
• When most non-Christians hear of a born-again experience, they're cynical.

• That includes living for Christ even when things are going badly.
• Our consistency—the endurance factor—has a profound influence on others.
• We can't be consistent in our behavior till we're consistently contrite before God.
  - We have to daily say, "Today, I'm going to live for Christ, and to die is gain."

• Paul wants to hear the Philippians are standing firm, in one spirit, one mind.
• Christian in-fighting and bickering turns out the lights for potential seekers.
• People are crying out, "Where can I find a community of unified people?"
• We should live in a way that cries out to others, "Join us. Join us."
  - Illustration: Hybels tells of a Jewish friend who's hardened toward the gospel, but he is amazed by Christians' ability to work together on a volunteer basis. He's also amazed by Hybels' accountability group of guys, how they relate.

• Paul had seen the explosive power that suffering for Christ can have.
• What softened the heart of the jailer was watching a Christian suffer with dignity.
• Many in Hybels' generation don't know how to suffer, because they never have.